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Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868 to father

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02180.26 Author/Creator: Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868 Place Written: Burkeville, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 April 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 25.7 cm Order a Copy

report of battle and retreat, loss of knapsack and clothes, assassination of President Lincoln, and an accounting of the wounded and the dead.

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